Well, he was a major pillock, but at least he helped us to get rid of overt totalitarianism, though it's Gorbachev that we should thank for it. It's partly because of Yeltsin that we have the chance to use the internet and have access to this site, for instance. The depressing thing is that Russia seems to be slipping back into authoritarianism with Putin.

I see where you all are going... I'm not saying "yay that guy made democracy" I'm simplying saying that he was the fundamental reason for the further existence of Russia. Although things could have been done a bit differently I agree, but what was done was done. Why cant you understand that there was no one else at the time that could pull off such a action? Think logically, having most the country restored is better than having nothing giving us nationalist something fight for now.

A russian nationalist can never be anti serbian. You send me pm showing me that you clearly are anti serbian. Also you send me pm where you say that jews in Russia are not a problem.

I'm sorry but I don't see Russia and Serbia cooperating again, not the kind of folks we would like anymore, but we would be more than happy to join with Germany because they are more valuable.

By the way, with the jew factor you have to be careful, germany let a briliant scientist get away and live in america, his research put america ahead of everyone. Thus able to make the atomic bomb, nuclear powerplants, radioactive isotopes for medical purposes such as killing off cancer cells. If you don't know who i'm talking talking about, heres a big hint: E=mc^2. This is where you have to think strategically who to allow and not allow to be in the country for the purpose of benfiting the people but it doesn't mean he will be equal.

I wish there were more Russians in this thread that knew their history.

Gorbachev is the one to blame.

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Collapse of the Soviet Union
Main article: Collapse of the Soviet Union
While Gorbachev's political initiatives were positive for freedom and democracy in the Soviet Union and its Eastern bloc allies, the economic policy of his government gradually brought the country close to disaster. By the end of the 1980s, severe shortages of basic food supplies (meat, sugar) led to the reintroduction of the war-time system of distribution using food cards that limited each citizen to a certain amount of product per month. Compared to 1985, the state deficit grew from 0 to 109 billion rubles; gold funds decreased from 2,000 to 200 tons; and external debt grew from 0 to 120 billion dollars.
Furthermore, the democratization of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe had irreparably undermined the power of the CPSU and Gorbachev himself. The relaxation of censorship and attempts to create more political openness had the unintended effect of re-awakening long-suppressed nationalist and anti-Russian feelings in the Soviet republics. Calls for greater independence from Moscow's rule grew louder, especially in the Baltic republics of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia which had been annexed into the Soviet Union by Stalin in 1940. Nationalist feeling also took hold in Georgia, Ukraine, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Gorbachev had unleashed a force that would ultimately destroy the Soviet Union.

I also wish there were more Russians in this thread (obviously you are not one of them).

Speak for yourself, but I, and most Russians, would rather support our fellow Slavs than anyone else.

Yeah I agree, pure blood Russians should be here such as me, my blood line doesn't spread what so ever atleast since the time of our ability to keep information about our family history. Not like you, your divided heritage.
I disagree that there should be others apart from Russians in Russia as the first move. Second move will be religions and with the third move we will see who is good enough to walk on Russian soil. Anyone cought coming through without being proccessed should be shot as they do not respect the law and values of the land.

NO Russian nationalist or White nationalist could possibly like that drunken masonic mongol Yeltsin. WTF is wrong with some of you people?

Just pointing out his not-quite-numerous fortes. I'd definitely pick Yeltsin or Gorbachev over Lenin, Stalin, Khruschev, Brezhnev, Andropov or Tchernenko. Would you disagree? The paranoia that is so evident with Putin was also not as pronounced at the time.